By the numbers

 

 

 

312 days of planning

 

7 books consulted (countless web sites)

 

153 dehydrated dinners

 

156 breakfasts

 

23 packages of chicken salad (yup, dehydrated)

 

55 packages of homemade trail mix

 

23 boxes for mail drops

 made up of 294 pounds of food

 

15 friends and coworkers mailing out packages

 

2,184 miles from Georgia to Maine

 

through 14 states

 

176 days of walking

 

 

2 people on the journey of a lifetime